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VMware (VMware) Interest Coverage : 6.92 (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is VMware Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. VMware's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jul. 2023 was $547 Mil. VMware's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jul. 2023 was $-79 Mil. VMware's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 6.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for VMware's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

VMW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.99   Med: 17.35   Max: 290.25
Current: 5.99


VMW's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.37 vs VMW: 5.99

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


VMware Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for VMware's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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VMware Interest Coverage Chart

VMware Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.52 10.20 11.91 9.48 6.68

VMware Quarterly Data
Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.74 5.06 8.04 3.86 6.92

Competitive Comparison of VMware's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VMware's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


VMware's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, VMware's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where VMware's Interest Coverage falls into.



VMware Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

VMware's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023, VMware's Interest Expense was $-304 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,030 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,285 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2023 )
=-1*2030/-304
=6.68

VMware's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jul. 2023, VMware's Interest Expense was $-79 Mil. Its Operating Income was $547 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,234 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*547/-79
=6.92

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


VMware  (NYSE:VMW) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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VMware (VMware) Business Description

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3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
VMware is an industry titan in virtualizing IT infrastructure and became a stand-alone entity after spinning off from Dell Technologies in November 2021. The software provider operates in three segments: licenses; subscriptions and software as a service; and services. VMware's solutions are used across IT infrastructure, application development, and cybersecurity teams, and the company takes a neutral approach to being the cohesion between cloud environments. The Palo Alto, California, firm operates and sells on a global scale, with about half its revenue from the United States, through direct sales, distributors, and partnerships.
Executives
Jean Pierre Brulard officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Zane Rowe officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP 1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sumit Dhawan officer: President 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Amy Fliegelman Olli officer: Sr. VP and General Counsel C/O VMWARE, INC., 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Pebbie L Verdecanna officer: Interim CAO 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Nicole Anasenes director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
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Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Silver Lake Partners V De (aiv), L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
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Dell Inc 10 percent owner ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Rangarajan (raghu) Raghuram officer: EVP, Cloud Infrastructure 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304